In the Works

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Lots of stuff going on around here, but I’m way to busy to get to everything for a little while. I’m teaching a class tomorrow and trying to get the PowerPoint done. Then of course all day tomorrow will be taken up with that and winding down from same. Then I have my next Collateral Damage to finish up – my editor was kind enough to give me an extension. Hint: this story ties-in directly to the focus of Bull Runnings while at the same time being something of a departure for the column. I received the paperwork for my Civil War Institute tour and need to figure and fill that out. And of course (real) work has picked up just when I least expected it. Once that’s all out of the way – or at least put in better order – I’ll have for you:

a new author interview – the longest one yet!

a preview/review of an upcoming PBS documentary on a Civil War personality

a preview of the new issue of Civil War Times

tentatively, an interview with two authors who have written a new Lincoln Book from a Different Point of View (thank you, Jimmy Buffett). This book will challenge me, as I scored much higher in verbal than math on my SAT. That’ll make more sense later.

Dulce bellum inexpertis

“I am sending you these little incidents as I hear them well authenticated. They form, to the friends of the parties, part of the history of the glorious 21st. More anon.”

About

Hello! I’m Harry Smeltzer and welcome to Bull Runnings, where you'll find my digital history project on the First Battle of Bull Run which is organized under the Bull Run Resources section. I'll also post my thoughts on the processes behind the project and commentary on the campaign, but pretty much all things Civil War are fair game. You'll only find musings on my “real job” or my personal life when they relate to this project. My mother always told me "never discuss politics or religion in mixed company”, and that's sound advice where current events are concerned.

The Project

This site is more than a blog. Bull Runnings also hosts digitized material pertaining to First Bull Run. In the Bull Run Resources link in the masthead and also listed below are links to Orders of Battle, After Action Reports, Official Correspondence, Biographical Sketches, Diaries, Letters, Memoirs, Newspaper Accounts and much, much more. Take some time to surf through the material. This is a work in process with no end in sight, so check back often!